Under 25 housing benefit

ukcarper

Tories looking to stop housing benefit for under 25s

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9351604/New-welfare-clampdown-could-axe-housing-benefit-from-under-25s.html

pqrdef

I thought all these separate benefits were being replaced by universal credit or something.

Thrugelmir

Raises an interesting debate. As to cut the budget deficit there's going to be tough choices ahead. Most likely at the next general election.

ukcarper

I’ve heard a lot about the universal benefit but haven’t seen much detail on how it will be worked out. But I would imaging it must have an element toward housing.

Personally I don’t think it is fair to remove the benefit from one age group.
I can’t see how you can defend giving all pensioners WFA and bus passes while at the same time making some under 25s homeless.

mark55man

I'm worried about sounding like a Tory fat cat, but unless there is a need (and we can all think of many scenarios where this is the case) I don't think just wanting to move out from mum and dad's qualifies for a benefit.

If you have the cash from your own efforts fine - but I don't see this as a something to be universally available

Wookster

I think its not a bad idea.

Perhaps this would drive parents to make sure there kids were employable and employed.

The cycle of generations unemployed has to be broken.

TSx

mark88man wrote: »

I'm worried about sounding like a Tory fat cat, but unless there is a need (and we can all think of many scenarios where this is the case) I don't think just wanting to move out from mum and dad's qualifies for a benefit.

If you have the cash from your own efforts fine - but I don't see this as a something to be universally available

What about those (like me) who move somewhere to go to university, get a job, pay tax and then lose their job at 23.

My parents didn't have the space for me as they've moved to a smaller house - and they live 300 miles away. I also had a tenancy agreement with another 7 months to run - would the government support me in just ripping it up?

Don't get me wrong, I don't expect to get something for nothing, and I would prefer a contributions based system (you pay money in, you get help when you need it) like with contribution based JSA, but it's not just as simple as "you're 23, you can live with your parents"

As it happens, I got a job after 3 months on benefits, and I've since paid back several times over the amount I received from the government (not that it's a savings scheme).

pqrdef

So are the Tories saying we'll need more spending cuts after the election, and do they expect to win the election on that sort of programme?

Loopgames

What happen when under 25s dont have parents?

HappyMJ

Loopgames wrote: »

What happen when under 25s dont have parents?

They would get about £60 a week towards a room in a shared house. That will not stop.

ukcarper

HappyMJ wrote: »

They would get about £60 a week towards a room in a shared house. That will not stop.

As that is all they get now I think they must be talking about stopping that.